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Vinyl doesn't always keep the beat, dramatically speaking, but overall, it capably honors the rock pioneers of the '70s with absorbing stories, a spot-on soundtrack, and rich period detail. Read critic reviews
Vinyl (2016)
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Episodes
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1. Pilot
Air date: Feb 14, 2016
Richie Finestra considers selling his struggling record company; Richie takes a detour to an unplanned reunion with Lester Grimes; Richie orders his A&R department to find new acts; Richie jeopardizes his relationships with his wife and children.
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2. Yesterday Once More
Air date: Feb 21, 2016
Richie delivers a bombshell that shocks prospective buyers and his partners; Devon ponders her relationship; Zak considers changing his alibi for a recent injury; Richie decides to visit his estranged mentor.
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3. Whispered Secrets
Air date: Feb 28, 2016
Richie is embarrassed at a record producers' banquet; a junior A&R rep courts Alice Cooper; Devon tries to raise funds to renovate a Greenwich barn; Richie approaches Lester about releasing some of his old blues demos.
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4. The Racket
Air date: Mar 6, 2016
Richie attends marriage counseling with Devon; Richie courts a funk superstar; Zak and Scott consider their futures in the aftermath of the lost deal with German Polygram; Kip and the Nasty Bits enlist a new manager.
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5. He in Racist Fire
Air date: Mar 13, 2016
Richie visits a relative; Devon plays the vixen at dinner with Richie, Hannibal and Cece; Kip faces a dilemma; Clark gets a new job; Richie is inspired to name his new label.
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6. Cyclone
Air date: Mar 20, 2016
Devon seeks refuge with old friends at the Chelsea Hotel; Richie falls into a deeper well of drugs and depravity; Kip tries to recruit a new lead guitarist for the Nasty Bits; Zak allows his emotions to surface.
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7. The King and I
Air date: Mar 27, 2016
Richie looks to raise cash for his label; Richie and Zak travel to Las Vegas in hopes of persuading Elvis Presley to change labels; Zak has an encounter in which his fantasies come true.
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8. E.A.B.
Air date: Apr 3, 2016
Richie grows desperate and approaches Maury about doing a deal with Galasso; Devon impresses a photographer with her ability to charm a celebrity; Kip and the Nasty Bits get a crash course in the blues from Lester; Andrea fires a longtime employee.
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9. Rock and Roll Queen
Air date: Apr 10, 2016
After an unsettling visit with Devon and his children, Richie begins to weigh his options; the Nasty Bits finish their record and do a photo shoot; Maury pitches a '50s compilation LP; Zak tries to fund a band for his wedding singer.
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10. Alibi
Air date: Apr 17, 2016
Zak constructs a dangerous plan to bring down Richie; Kip's excesses threaten an important Nasty Bits gig.
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Brilliant in every way. The entire cast is brilliant, the directing is brilliant, the story is brilliant!. Bobby Canavalle put his heart and soul into this role. It's a shame that it wasn't picked up for more seasons! I haven't seen anything this full of vitality in a long time.
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These are amazing series if you love the atmosphere and style of the 70s. Great complicated characters, intriguing plot and, again - splendid atmosphere. Relationships between characters are elaborate and pleasant to watch. And all that things are happening in the context of music industry and main character's personal crisis. Soundtracks are picked carefully and give a lot to many moments. Performance is great. Must watch!
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This was just disappointed
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I don't know what series all these Scorsese and Mick Jagger fan-boys were watching, but I turned it off after the first ½ hour of the pilot. Not knowing anything about this show, simply watched to be entertained or learn something. I was neither. I was bored to tears. In fact, the only reason I stuck with it so long was to see what they would do with Olivia Wilde. What did they do with her? A record executive's wife who takes care of two kids. No thank you. For those of you who didn't know that the music business in the 70's was full of illegal drugs, bribes & kickbacks and sleazy underhanded people, then you might find this interesting. But for the rest of the world, I'm left scratching my head, wondering what ever happened to telling a story? Everything was cliches. The most intriguing shot in the entire ½ hour was a close-up of a Zippo lighter igniting. Yeah, that's how lame this pilot was. So where did all the money go? $100 million for a season? It definitely didn't go to the screenwriters. My guess is it went to the all the sleazy record executives who own all the rights to all the original music that they used. Talk about irony.
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This is an incredible show that was poorly marketed. It is a drama set in one of the side businesses of organized crime. This is Goodfellas in Trumplandia. It should never have been left behind.
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I loved the first season. Too bad they cancelled the 2nd one
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Brilliant in every way. THE ENTIRE CAST IS OFF THE CHARTS. BOBBY CANNAVALE PUT HIS HEART AND SOUL AND CONSIDERABLE TALENT INTO THIS ROLE. EVERYONE DID. ITS FULL IMMERSION IN THE NEVER TO BE REPEATED NYC OF THE '70S, AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE RECORD INDUSTRY. LIFE LIVED FULL OUT, PROFANE AND SACRED, ALL BUILT AROUND ART AND MUSIC (OKAY, AND MONEY). LUSCIOUS, IMAGINATIVE CINEMATOGRAPHY, GREAT STORY AND SCRIPT, STRONG SMART WOMEN. NOTHING IS HALFWAY. TOTALLY ENGAGING, TAKES YOU PLACES, A TREASURE. STAY WITH IT AND YOULL SEE. CAN'T BELIEVED IT WASN'T PICKED UP FOR MORE SEASONS, BUT THIS SEASON STANDS ALONE AS A COMPLETE PRODUCTION. IN VINYL WORLD (UNLIKE WALL STREET) ALL THE CRAZINESS, AS HIDEOUS AS IT MAY BE AT TIMES, ADDS UP TO THOSE POTENT, MAKE-LIFE-WORTH-LIVING MOMENTS OF MUSIC IN OUR LIVES. I HAVENT SEEN ANYTHING THIS FULL OF VITALITY IN A LONG, LONG TIME.
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Created by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger, Vinyl is an HBO period drama about the music industry of the 1970s. Season 1 follows record company executive Richie Finestra who backs out of a sale at the last minute and decides to retool and launch a new label dedicated to new and edgy bands. Starring Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano, Olivia Wilde, and Juno Temple, the show has an incredible cast. It also features a pretty good soundtrack. And as one would expect, theres a lot of interesting commentary about the music industry, and a number of real-life musicians are worked into the plot; including Elvis Presley, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, and John Lennon. However, the episodes can be a little hard to follow, with all the different character subplots. And the sex, curse language, and flagrant drug use are extremely gratuitous and end up making a lot of the characters dislikable. Unfortunately, in spite of the tremendously creative talent on and off the screen, Vinyl proved to be too much of a mess and was cancelled after one season.
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I want to love it but it doesn't always grab you. Some good music references throughout
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Vinyl most likely would have been MUCH better off as a movie over a TV series. It was an exciting whirlwind of music and fashion in the 70's that didn't always make the mark but damn near tried to. Bobby Cannavale carries this show with the slick yet addicted Richie Finestra, newcomer James Jagger as the foul mouthed Kip, lead singer of The Nasty Bits, is a star. Juno Temples' Jamie acknowledges the continuous issue of gender equality in the work place, of women trying to get ahead in a strictly boy's club. The way the show ended sufficed as a series finale despite that it was picked up for a second season then cancelled, like Hindsight.
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